Mohammed Hassen Ali is an Ethiopian historian and a scholar of Ethiopian studies.[1][2][3] He is currently assistant professor of the Middle East Studies Center at Georgia State University in the United States.[4][5]

Mohammed Hassen Ali
Born
Garamuelta, Hararghe, Ethiopia
Academic background
Alma mater Addis Ababa University
ThesisThe Oromo of Ethiopia, 1500-1850 (1983)
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsGeorgia State University

In 2023 he was one of the arbitrators between Oromo Liberation Army rebels and the Ethiopian government.[6]

Early life and education

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Mohammed Hassen was born in Hararghe, Ethiopia to Oromo farmers.[7] He spent his early years in the city of Harar. Mohammed received his BA at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and his PhD in African history at the University of London in the United Kingdom.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Gibb, Camilla (2000). "Negotiating Social and Spiritual Worlds: The Gender of Sanctity in a Muslim City in Africa". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 16 (2). Indiana University Press: 25–42. JSTOR 25002391.
  2. ^ Uma, Seth. Reviewed Work: Unsettled: denial and belonging among white Kenyans McIntoshJanet. Cambridge University Press. p. 865. JSTOR 26487857.
  3. ^ Mohammed Hassen. Google Scholars.
  4. ^ Mohammed Haasen Ali. Georgia State.
  5. ^ Mazrui, Ali (2 June 2014). American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 31:3. International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). p. 93.
  6. ^ "News: Gov't, OLA negotiators "created trust, positive atmosphere for second round talks": IGAD" (Press release). Intergovernmental Authority on Development. 4 May 2023 – via Addis Standard.
  7. ^ Leta, Leenco (1999). The Ethiopian State at the Crossroads Decolonization and Democratization Or Disintegration?. Red Sea Press. ISBN 9781569021217.
  8. ^ Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). SOAS University of London (Thesis).
  9. ^ Hassen, Mohammed. Focus on Oromia. bilisummaa.com.